I have a build step that needs to run a console application under a different (more privileged) user account.
However PsExec always returns with the exit code -1073741502.
I thought the issue was from my app but when I replace with the following it still fails:
PsExec.exe -accepteula -u Username -p Password "cmd.exe" /C
Or
PsExec.exe -i -accepteula -u Username -p Password "cmd.exe" /C
Note that TeamCity build agent runs under a user account created specifically for it. When I manually log in as that user and run the above commands they work fine.
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I'd like to be able to run WinDirStat on a remote machine that I have administrative rights over but it does not work.
This is what I have done:
Run CMD as admin:
psexe.exe -i -s cmd.exe
From the new prompt:
psexec.exe \\host -u username winddirstate.exe
I type in my PW and it does not launch
Both running Windows 7 Enterprise.
Usage: psexec [\\computer[,computer2[,...] | #file]][-u user [-p psswd][-n s][-r servicename][-h][-l][-s|-e][-x][-i [session]][-c [-f|-v]][-w directory][-d][-<priority>][-a n,n,...] cmd [arguments]
-a Separate processors on which the application can run with
commas where 1 is the lowest numbered CPU. For example,
to run the application on CPU 2 and CPU 4, enter:
"-a 2,4"
-c Copy the specified program to the remote system for
execution. If you omit this option the application
must be in the system path on the remote system.
-d Don't wait for process to terminate (non-interactive).
-e Does not load the specified account's profile.
-f Copy the specified program even if the file already
exists on the remote system.
-i Run the program so that it interacts with the desktop of the
specified session on the remote system. If no session is
specified the process runs in the console session.
-h If the target system is Vista or higher, has the process
run with the account's elevated token, if available.
-l Run process as limited user (strips the Administrators group
and allows only privileges assigned to the Users group).
On Windows Vista the process runs with Low Integrity.
-n Specifies timeout in seconds connecting to remote computers.
-p Specifies optional password for user name. If you omit this
you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.
-r Specifies the name of the remote service to create or interact.
with.
-s Run the remote process in the System account.
-u Specifies optional user name for login to remote
computer.
-v Copy the specified file only if it has a higher version number
or is newer on than the one on the remote system.
-w Set the working directory of the process (relative to
remote computer).
-x Display the UI on the Winlogon secure desktop (local system
only).
-arm Specifies the remote computer is of ARM architecture.
-priority Specifies -low, -belownormal, -abovenormal, -high or
-realtime to run the process at a different priority. Use
-background to run at low memory and I/O priority on Vista.
computer Direct PsExec to run the application on the remote
computer or computers specified. If you omit the computer
name PsExec runs the application on the local system,
and if you specify a wildcard (\\*), PsExec runs the
command on all computers in the current domain.
#file PsExec will execute the command on each of the computers listed
in the file.
cmd Name of application to execute.
arguments Arguments to pass (note that file paths must be
absolute paths on the target system).
-accepteula This flag suppresses the display of the license dialog.
-nobanner Do not display the startup banner and copyright message.
First you are in Same Directory of Psexec or set path of PSexec in Environment path then put this command
psexec.exe \host -u username -p password -s cmd /C C:\full_remote_path_of_\windirstat.exe
OR
put one bat file inside your remote machine like C:\abc\run.bat and put this code inside it
echo off
C:\full_path_of_\windirstat.exe
echo "Success"
and run command from your local
below command will run that bat file present on remote
psexec.exe \host -u username -p password -s cmd /C "C:\remote\run.bat"
OR
there is no need to put run.bat file in remote machine put only on local and then give below command
psexec.exe \host -u username -p password -s -i -c -f "C:\local\run.bat"
OR
psexec.exe \host -u username -p password -s -i -c -v "C:\local\run.bat"
-s ----->as a Administrator
-i ----->Interactive
-c ----->copy run.bat to remote
-f -----> if run.bat already exist on remote Computer
-v -----> if higher version on local and lower version on remote then it
will copy otherwise not
USING FILE NAME
If you want to run on many remote machine and all remote machine username and password are same so put one file like host.txt and put all ip's line by line there is no space on starting on line then give below command and it will run serially
PsExec.exe #C:\full_path\host.txt -c -s -u username -p password run.bat
**Parallel Running in All Remote Machines **
if you want to run parallel then give one more parameter -d then it will not wait to finish process until it finished and you can use for loop and put PSexec command inside it
Save Result in some file THREE Variation
**First Variation**
Below will copy the iname.bat file in remote system and execute it and save the result in success.txt inside local machine directory in which we are running PSexec
PsExec.exe \remote_ip -u username -p password -c -f "iname.bat">success.txt
**Second Variation**
below will run test.bat present on remote machine and make Success.txt on localmachine
PsExec.exe \remote_ip -u username -p passowrd cmd /C "C:\abhi\test.bat">success.txt
**Third Variation**
this will run test.bat present on remote machine and make Success.txt on remote machine
PsExec.exe \remote_ip -u username -p password -i cmd /C "C:\abhi\test.bat > C:\abhi\success.txt"
I have a bat file that tries to stop a service on a remote machine, the file contains the following
psservice \\remoteServerName -u domainName\userName -p password stop serviceName
where userName is a name of a user with Admin privileges on the remote machine.
If I run the last line using cmd then the requested service does stop.
I, however, run the bat file using psexec, since it contains more operation than just stopping the service. This is where my problem occurs:
If I run
psexec -u domainName\userName -p passsword batFilePath
the cmd window seems to get stuck.
But if I run
psexec batFilePath
then the psservice executes correctly.
My problem is that I need the user "domainName\userName" to be able to run the other commands in the bat file.
What can I do ? Why does the cmd got stuck when I gave psexec the parameters of the userName and password ?
I am struggling please help on this.
I had two windows server A and B need to execute the cmd file in Remote Server B from A
used PSExec but nothing works.
PsExec.exe -accepteula \\machinename -u Domain\user -p password -s cmd /c C:\tmp\import.bat
shows:-
Starting cmd on machine...ice on machine.
The system cannot find the path specified.
cmd exited on machine with error code 3.
If I change like this
PsExec.exe -accepteula \\machinename -u Domain\user -p password -s -d cmd /c C:\tmp\import.bat
shows:_
started with process id but nothing execute any thing I missed.
stop.bat which in turn calls the cmd file like below
call C:\Rad\PS1\import.cmd -f C:\Rad\PS1\a.rddp
If You have at least PowerShell version 2.0 in both servers,
Open PowerShell and try
Invoke-Command -ComputerName <Computer Name> -ScriptBlock {start-process C:\tmp\import.bat} -credential (Get-Credential)
#Give domain\username and Password when Promted
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I used to use runas for running my app under another user account. Now I need to pass the password through as well. I found that psexec is an easy way to do it.
So the batch file contains:
#echo off
psexec my.exe -u hostname\user -p password
The problem is my.exe is still being initiated under the user I'm currently logged onto the system with and not under the one declared in the cmd above.
the program must be the last argument
try this :
psexec -u hostname\user -p password my.exe
Ok here's an interesting problem I've run into. I'm attempting to reboot some computers remotely using psshutdown and getting access denied errors unless I run the cmd from a cmd prompt that was run as admin. I myself am an admin on my machine as well as on the remote computer so my credentials should work just fine.
Example code:
psshutdown /accepteula \\COMPUTER.DOMAIN.COM -u DOMAIN\USER -p Password -r -t 0
Example output:
Could not start PsShutdown service on COMPUTER.DOMAIN.COM:
Access is denied.
However when run from admin cmd window:
COMPUTER.DOMAIN.COM is scheduled to reboot in 00:00:00.
As kludge-y as it seems, is it possible to use psexec to run psshutdown as an elevated user?
After running around in circles with this I ended up using:
runas /netonly /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME "shutdown -m \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX -r -f -t 0"
Which isn't ideal but got the job done.
Ok, try this. It will open an external window where you can remotely shutdown computers on your network:
shutdown -i
You can type this straight into the CMD window without needing to create a .bat file.
Hope this helps!